Coronel at Borkum

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Coronel at Borkum

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Post by jopaerya » 31 May 2012, 19:50

Hello All

Who can help me with this gun , I think it's a 30.5 cm S.K.L/50 looking at the
landscape it could be Wangerooge . Any information or correction is welcome .

Photo's = Ebay

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Re: Friedrich August at Wangerooge ?

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Post by wolf-hound » 01 Jun 2012, 06:58

Hi, Jos! In these pictures did not Friedrich August? 30,5 cm S.K. L/50
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Re: Friedrich August at Wangerooge ?

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Post by jopaerya » 01 Jun 2012, 07:17

Yes , I know but the photo's on my first picture's looks to be long barreled .
Maybe Ludvig or JEF can help us out here ??

Regards Jos

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Re: Friedrich August at Wangerooge ?

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Post by wolf-hound » 01 Jun 2012, 07:25

jopaerya wrote:Yes , I know but the photo's on my first picture's looks to be long barreled .
Maybe Ludvig or JEF can help us out here ??

Regards Jos
Hi, Jos! In your photo is the other foundations around the gun.
Regards,Wolf-Hound.

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Re: Friedrich August at Wangerooge ?

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Post by ErwinZ » 01 Jun 2012, 07:40

Maybe borkum?

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Re: Friedrich August at Wangerooge ?

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Post by ludvig » 01 Jun 2012, 09:24

Hello Jos ,
photo no 1 and no 2 from Jos , 31 May 2012 18:50
28 cm S.K.L/50 Coronel , Borkum in Tiefbettung

photo no 3 and no 4 from Wolf - Hound , 01 june 2012 05:58
28 cm S.K.L/50 Grosser Kürfürst , Pillau in Flachbettung

Sources :
Guy Francois : Eisenbahnartilerie page 48
Waffen Revue no 102 and 103
Gander / Chamberlain , page 270

( not 30,5 cm S.K.L/50 , which are in Flachbettung and the
the carriage have angled front . The shelterroof above the
ammuntion handling area has different design )

regards
ludvig

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Re: Friedrich August at Wangerooge ?

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Post by wolf-hound » 01 Jun 2012, 10:12

ludvig wrote:Hello Jos ,
photo no 1 and no 2 from Jos , 31 May 2012 18:50
28 cm S.K.L/50 Coronel , Borkum in Tiefbettung

photo no 3 and no 4 from Wolf - Hound , 01 june 2012 05:58
28 cm S.K.L/50 Grosser Kürfürst , Pillau in Flachbettung

Sources :
Guy Francois : Eisenbahnartilerie page 48
Waffen Revue no 102 and 103
Gander / Chamberlain , page 270

( not 30,5 cm S.K.L/50 , which are in Flachbettung and the
the carriage have angled front . The shelterroof above the
ammuntion handling area has different design )

regards
ludvig
Hi,ludvig!THANK YOU.

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Re: Coronel at Borkum

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Post by jopaerya » 01 Jun 2012, 16:16

Thanks Ludvig

I have edit the topic name in Coronel at Borkum .

Regards Jos

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Re: Coronel at Borkum

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Post by Manuferey » 01 Jun 2012, 23:16

Hi Jos,

We'll have to update this thread as well:
:wink: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0&t=136398

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Re: Coronel at Borkum

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Post by jopaerya » 02 Jun 2012, 07:06

My problem is I can't contact Andrzej ( @ndrew) but I will try again .

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Re: Coronel at Borkum

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Post by jopaerya » 14 Oct 2014, 17:53

From Ebay a photo from the M.K.B. Coronel , beside the 30.5 cm gun you can see also a 8.8 cm gun .

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Re: Coronel at Borkum

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Post by ErwinZ » 14 Oct 2014, 21:06

Nice find!

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Re: Coronel at Borkum

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Post by TiesG » 03 Mar 2020, 19:57

Batterie Coronel in 1941.
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Re: Coronel at Borkum

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Post by Sturm78 » 04 Mar 2020, 15:47

Thnks for these images, TiesG.

In these images the guns have side plates, which do not appear in the first two images of this thread....

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Re: Coronel at Borkum

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Post by TiesG » 04 Mar 2020, 20:12

The two pictures from the first post have been taken in 1932. Those I posted yesterday in 1941/1942. So they might have changed something in ten years.

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